Corner-bead clamp



July 14, 1925.

J. R. WILLIAMS CORNER BEAD CLAMP Fiied Jan, 22, 1925 2 Sheets-Shut 1July 14, 192s. 1,545,932

J. R. WILLIAMS CORNER BEAD CLAMP Filed Jan. 22, 1925 2 Shoets-Shlot 2120617501 cfoaf?. gaZz'd/mr Patented July 14, 1925.

UNITED. i STA/'rss- JOSEPH It. WILLIAMS, or LITTLE knoon, ARKANSAS.

CORNER-BEAD CLAMP.

Application fued January 22, 1925; serial ne. 4,085.

To all whom it 17mg/ concern.'

Be `1t known that I, JOSEPH R. lILLIAMs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Little Rock,` in the county of Pulaski and State ofArkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corner"Bead Clamps, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings.

kThis invention relates to corner .bead

clamps andinore particularly to a clamp f therein a combined levelingand plumbing for holding and plumbing or leveling plasterers cornerbeads while applying the same. An important obje-ct of the' invention isto provide a device of this character which may be very readily engagedwith the corner bead and removed therefrom and which embodies means forleveling or plumbing the bead. j

A still further object of the invention -is to provide a deviceofthischaracter having means for properly aligning the bead.'

These and other objects I Vattain by the construction shown in theaccompanying drawings, wherein Vfor the purpose of illustration is showna preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein Figure 1 is a sideelevation showing a corner bead clamp employed to holdy a corner bead;

Figure 2'is a rear elevation thereof;

Figure 3 is an enlarged side elevation of the lower portion of thedevice;

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4 4 of Figure 3 and showing theconstruction of one of the bead clamping devices; and

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5--5 of Figure 3 showing the aligningelement.

Referring' now more particularly to the drawings, the clamp includes apair of vertical members 10 and 11 connected by hinges 12 and 13. Asingle hinge 12 is provided while the hinges 13 are provided in anydesired number and suitably spaced along the lengths of the side members10 and 11.

Each hinge 12 and 13 consists of two leaves formed from strap iron bentalong a line extending diagonally across the iron intermediate the endsthereof, as lindicated at 14, to provide attaching sections 15 and jawsections 16. The attaching sections are connected with the uprights 10and 11 by screws 16 or the like while the jaw sections are connectedwith one another intermediate their ends, as indicated by the numeral 17by the pintle of the hinge.` The-extremities of thevjaw sections of thehinge 12 provide flat opposing jaw sections 18 adapted for co-`actionwithv a wall corner'baseor other point from which the bead B isto be aligned. The free end portions `of the hinged sections 18 areprovided gupon adjacent facesV thereof with corvesf19 combining 'toprovidek an-opening for 'the reception of the .bead proper, indicated:at 20, 'of the beadl element B.

Each upright has secured thereto or built element 21 shown' in thepresentV instance as consisting of a member having .a pair of levelsdisposed atright angles I to one another. These members are preferablyin the form of straight edges sothatthey may be employed as such if sodesiredl and so that the levels thereof may be readilytrued by -theapplication'of one edge thereof of a level or plumb which is known to betrue. Means are provided for keeping attention upon the uprights 10 and11tending to draw them toward one another comprising eyes 22 secured toeach upright adjacent the upper'` and lower ends thereof, the eye of oneupright having engaged therewith one end ofk a spring 23,.theoposite'end of the spring having mounted thereon a hook 24 for envgagement in the corresponding eye of the other upright. i y

After they bead B has been placed in posi.- tion, the hooks 24 areengaged and the clamp employed for manipulating the bead. The jaws 18 ofthe hinge 12 are engaged with the point from `which the bead is toaligned and the proper level or plumb secured by observing theinstruments of the. members 10 and 11. These members will besubstantially at right angles to one another when the bead is inposition and accordingly when the instruments of both sections 1() and11 are properly set, the bead will be in proper alignment. In thisposition, it may beheld by the clamp while the tying, sticking ornailing of the lianges 25, with which the bead B is usually provided, isaccomplished. When the bead is set the hooks 24 may be releasedpermitting the jaws to be opened and the clamp to be removed.

It will be obvious that the structure hereyof my invention and for thisrea-son I do not limit myself to such specific structure except ashereinafter claimed.

I claim 1. In a corner bead clamp, a pair of elongated elementsconnected at points spaced longitudinally thereof by hinged connections,certain of said hinged connections having jaws for grasping and holdinga corner bead, a further hinge having flat opposing jaw sections adaptedfor engagement with an element from which the bead is verticallyaligned.

2. In a corner bead clamp, a pair of elongated elements connected atpoints spaced longitudinally thereof by hinged connections, certain ofsaid hinged connections having jaws for grasping and holding a cornerbead, a further hinge having flat opposing jaw sections adapted forengagement with an element from which the bead is `vertically aligned,Said elongated lmembers each having a straight edge paralleling saidjaws.

. 3. In a corner bead clamp, a pair of elongated elements connected atpoints spaced longitudinallyv thereof by hinged connections, certain ofsaid hinged connections having jaws for grasping and holding a cornerbead, a further hinge having flat opposing jaw sections adaptedforengaga ment with an element from which the bead is verticallyaligned, said elongated members each having a straight edge parallelingsaid jaws, and means for connecting said elongated members resilientlyurging the jaws toward one another.

4. In a corner bead clamp, a pair of elongated elements connected atpoints spaced longitudinally thereof by hinged connections, certain ofsaid hinged connections having jaws for grasping and holding a cornerbead, a further hinge having flat opposing jawy sections adapted forengagement with an element from which the bead is vertically aligned,and means upon each of said elongated members for indicating when saidjaws are vertically or horizontally disposed.

' 5. In a corner bead clamp, a pair of straight edges each havingsecured thereto at spaced points a plurality of jaw elements,corresponding jaw elements of the straight edges being pivoted to oneanother intermediate their ends, the pivots of said jaw elementsaligning, certain of said a-w elements at the free end portions thereofhaving opposed faces formed with coves for the reception of faces of abead, a further pair of jaw elements at one end of the straight edgeshaving a free end portion thereof plane and adapted for coaction with anelement from which the bead is to` be aligned.

6. In a corner bead clamp, a pair of straight edges each having securedthereto at spaced points a plurality of jaw elements, corresponding jawelements of the straight edges being pivoted to one another intermediatetheir ends, the pivots of said jaw elements aligning, certain of saidelements at the free end portions thereof having op- ;posed faces formedwith coves for the reception of faces of a bead, a further pair of jawelements at one end of the straight edges having a free end portionthereof plane and adapted for coaction with an element from which thebead is to be aligned, and means for plumbing and leveling each of saidstraight edges carried by the straight edges.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiiX my signature.

" JOSEPH R. WILLIAMS.

